Verbs tenses Ace 5

MODEL VERBS: play (regular) / eat (irregular)

Use

Affirmative Negative Questions
Present simple Activities that you
normally do. Routines.
I /You/We/They PLAY
He/ She/It PLAYS

Example: You play tennis at
the weekend.
I /You/We/They DONT PLAY
He/ She/It DOESNT PLAY

Example: You dont play tennis on
Monday.
DO I/you/we/they PLAY?
Yes, __ do. / No, __ dont.

DOES he/she/it PLAY?
Yes, __ does. / No, __ doesnt.

Example: Do you play badminton?
Yes, I do. / No, I dont.
Does she eat breakfast every day?
Yes, she does. /No, she doesnt.
Present
continuous
Activities that youre
doing now. Actions in
progress at the moment.
I AM PLAYING
You/We/They ARE PLAYING
He/ She/It IS PLAYING

Example: She is playing tennis
at the moment.
I M NOT PLAYING
You/We/They ARENT PLAYING
He/ She/It ISNT PLAYING

Example: She isnt playing tennis
at the moment.
AM I PLAYING?
Yes, I am. / No, Im not.

ARE you/we/they PLAYING?
Yes, __ are. / No, __ arent.

IS he/she/it PLAYING?
Yes, __ is. / No, __ isnt.

Example: Are they playing tennis?
Yes, they are. / No, they arent.
Is he eating a banana?
Yes, he is. / No, he isnt.
Past simple Finished activities in the
past.
I /You/We/They/He/ She/It
PLAYED (regular)
ATE (irregular)

Example: I played tennis
yesterday.
Peter ate pizza last night.
I/You/We/They /He/ She/It
DIDNT PLAY
DIDNT EAT

Example: I didnt play tennis
yesterday.
Peter didnt eat pizza last night.
DID I/you/we/they/he/she/it
PLAY?

Yes, __ did. / No, __ didnt.

Example: Did we eat an ice cream?
Yes, we did. / No, we didnt.
Past continuous Activities in progress at a
particular time in the
past.
I WAS PLAYING
You/We/They WERE PLAYING
He/ She/It WAS PLAYING

Example: Sam was playing
tennis at 7 oclock yesterday.
I /He/ She/It WASNT PLAYING
You/We/They WERENT PLAYING

Example: Sam wasnt playing
tennis at 7 oclock yesterday.
WAS I/he/she/it PLAYING?
Yes, __ was. / No, __ wasnt.

WERE you/we/they EATING?
Yes, __ were. / No, __ werent.

Example: Was Ann playing golf?
Yes, she was. / No, she wasnt.
Were they eating biscuits?
Yes, they were. / No, they werent.
Present perfect Actions that started in the
past and are connected
to the present.
I /You/We/They
HAVE PLAYED (regular)
HAVE EATEN (irregular)

He/ She/It
HAS PLAYED (regular)
HAS EATEN (irregular)

Example: They have played
the piano.
Jenny has eaten an apple for
lunch.
I /You/We/They
HAVENT PLAYED (regular)
HAVENT EATEN (irregular)

He/ She/It
HASNT PLAYED (regular)
HASNT EATEN (irregular)

Example: They havent played the
piano.
Jenny hasnt eaten an apple for
lunch.
HAVE I/you/we/they PLAYED
tennis?
Yes, __ have. / No, __ havent.

HAS he/she/it EATEN chocolate?
Yes, __ has. / No, __ hasnt.

Example: Have you played tennis?
Yes, I have. / No, I havent.

Has Jenny eaten an apple for
lunch?
Yes, she has. / No, she hasnt.